Urban communities books

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The New Violent Cartography: Geo-Analysis after the Aesthetic Turn

The New Violent Cartography: Geo-Analysis after the...

Author: Samson Opondo ,  Michael Shapiro (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA)
ISBN: 9781138789876
Format: Paperback
$114.00

This edited volume seeks to propose and examine different, though related, critical responses to modern cultures...  Read More >>

The City in the Ottoman Empire: Migration and the making of urban modernity

The City in the Ottoman Empire: Migration and the making...

Author: Ulrike Freitag (Zentrum Moderner Orient, Germany) ,  Malte Fuhrmann (Zentrum Moderner Orient, Germany)
ISBN: 9781138788978
Format: Paperback
$114.00

This book examines the city in the Ottoman Empire as a thoroughfare and destination of human migration. Drawing...  Read More >>

Health Rights Are Civil Rights: Peace and Justice Activism in Los Angeles, 1963–1978

Health Rights Are Civil Rights: Peace and Justice Activism...

Author: Jenna M. Loyd ,  James Gillespie (Retired Barrister)
ISBN: 9780816676514
Format: Paperback
$44.95

Health Rights Are Civil Rights tells the story of the important place of health in struggles for social change in...  Read More >>

The City-State in Europe, 1000-1600: Hinterland, Territory, Region

The City-State in Europe, 1000-1600: Hinterland, Territory,...

Author: Tom Scott (Honorary Professor, School of History, University of St Andrews)
ISBN: 9780199675395
Format: Paperback
$80.95

In this, the first comprehensive study of city-states in medieval Europe, Tom Scott analyzes reasons for cities'...  Read More >>

The New Urban Question

The New Urban Question

Author: Andy Merrifield (Visiting Research Associate)
ISBN: 9780745334837
Format: Paperback
$87.12

A lucid and vibrant contribution to the field of urban studies, tracing the connections between radical urban theory...  Read More >>

The New Urban Question

The New Urban Question

Author: Andy Merrifield (Visiting Research Associate)
ISBN: 9780745334844
Format: Hardback
$219.94

A lucid and vibrant contribution to the field of urban studies, tracing the connections between radical urban theory...  Read More >>

Making Good Neighbors: Civil Rights, Liberalism, and Integration in Postwar Philadelphia

Making Good Neighbors: Civil Rights, Liberalism, and...

Author: Abigail Perkiss ,  Abigail Perkiss
ISBN: 9780801452284
Format: Hardback
$85.39

Abigail Perkiss tells the remarkable story of West Mount Airy, drawing on archival research and her oral history...  Read More >>

Container Herb Gardening Made Easy: How To Grow Fresh Herbs At Home In Pots

Container Herb Gardening Made Easy: How To Grow Fresh...

Author: Dr John Stone
ISBN: 9781499159813
Format: Paperback
$25.05

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Citizen Farmers

Citizen Farmers

Author: Daron Joffe ,  Allen Rinne
ISBN: 9781617691010
Format: Paperback
$29.95

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Imperial Culture in Antipodean Cities, 1880-1939

Imperial Culture in Antipodean Cities, 1880-1939

Author: J. Griffiths
ISBN: 9781137385727
Format: Hardback
$202.95

Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, this book explores how far imperial culture penetrated antipodean...  Read More >>

When Middle-Class Parents Choose Urban Schools: Class, Race, and the Challenge of Equity in Public Education

When Middle-Class Parents Choose Urban Schools: Class,...

Author: Linn Posey-Maddox
ISBN: 9780226120218
Format: Paperback
$51.95

In recent decades a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to - and often...  Read More >>

The Long Shadow: Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth, and the Transition to Adulthood

The Long Shadow: Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban...

Author: Karl Alexander ,  Professor Doris Entwisle
ISBN: 9780871540331
Format: Paperback
$118.80

"A volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology West Baltimore stands out in the popular...  Read More >>

Urban China in the New Era: Market Reforms, Current State, and the Road Forward

Urban China in the New Era: Market Reforms, Current...

Author: Zhiming Cheng ,  Mark Wang
ISBN: 9783642542268
Format: Hardback
$258.72

This book aims to provide a scholarly account of recent understandings and reflections on some of the prevalent...  Read More >>

Puerto Rican Citizen: History and Political Identity in Twentieth-Century New York City

Puerto Rican Citizen: History and Political Identity...

Author: Lorrin Thomas
ISBN: 9780226151762
Format: Paperback
$56.95

Building its incisive narrative from a wide range of archival sources, interviews, and accounts of Puerto Rican...  Read More >>

When Middle-Class Parents Choose Urban Schools: Class, Race, and the Challenge of Equity in Public Education

When Middle-Class Parents Choose Urban Schools: Class,...

Author: Linn Posey-Maddox
ISBN: 9780226120188
Format: Hardback
$163.95

Over the years a growing number of middle-class parents have considered sending their children to - and often end...  Read More >>

Spirit and the Obligation of Social Flesh: A Secular Theology for the Global City

Spirit and the Obligation of Social Flesh: A Secular...

Author: Professor of Constructive Theology Sharon V Betcher (Vancouver School of Theology)
ISBN: 9781299940833
Format: Electronic book text
$337.92

Drawing on philosophical reflection, spiritual and religious values, and somatic practice, Spirit and the Obligation...  Read More >>

The Accidental Playground: Brooklyn Waterfront Narratives of the Undesigned and Unplanned

The Accidental Playground: Brooklyn Waterfront Narratives...

Author: Assistant Professor Daniel Campo (Morgan State University)
ISBN: 9781299940864
Format: Electronic book text
$116.16

Highly illustrated and artfully researched, the book will draw readers into a unique space in one of New York City's...  Read More >>

Henri Lefebvre: Spatial Politics, Everyday Life and the Right to the City

Henri Lefebvre: Spatial Politics, Everyday Life and...

Author: Chris Butler (Griffith University, Australia)
ISBN: 9780415534154
Format: Paperback
$105.00

While certain aspects of Henri Lefebvre’s writings have been examined extensively within the disciplines of geography,...  Read More >>

My Los Angeles: From Urban Restructuring to Regional Urbanization

My Los Angeles: From Urban Restructuring to Regional...

Author: Edward W. Soja
ISBN: 9780520281745
Format: Paperback
$57.95

At once informative and entertaining, inspiring and challenging, this book provides an understanding of urban development...  Read More >>

My Los Angeles: From Urban Restructuring to Regional Urbanization

My Los Angeles: From Urban Restructuring to Regional...

Author: Edward W. Soja
ISBN: 9780520281721
Format: Hardback
$157.95

At once informative and entertaining, inspiring and challenging, this book provides an understanding of urban development...  Read More >>

Radical Possibilities: Public Policy, Urban Education, and A New Social Movement

Radical Possibilities: Public Policy, Urban Education,...

Author: Jean Anyon
ISBN: 9780415635578
Format: Hardback
$326.00

Radical Possibilities examines the concrete effects of economic decision-making on the education sector, and argues...  Read More >>

Cities Perceived: Urban Society in European and American Thought, 1820-1940

Cities Perceived: Urban Society in European and American...

Author: Andrew Lees, Dr (Institute of Neurology University College London)
ISBN: 9781626549289
Format: Paperback
$59.38

"""This is a serious and valuable contribution to the vast literature of urbanism."" -Journal of European Studies...  Read More >>

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